tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post6159082626104022178..comments2017-09-26T07:35:18.077-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Money, Money, Money and GenealogyJames Tannerhttps://plus.google.com/111292106004869462088noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-40792965911212411952011-04-22T21:23:07.667-07:002011-04-22T21:23:07.667-07:00I totally agree with your comment about Ancestry&#...I totally agree with your comment about Ancestry&#39;s ads. At a talk given by a representative of Ancestry, the audience (genealogical society members) made it clear what they thought of &#39;You don&#39;t have to know what you&#39;re looking for - you just have to start looking&#39; (or similar). Needless to say the representative was unsympathetic, because the whole idea of the ad is to attract newcomers who don&#39;t yet know any better.<br /><br />The &#39;fun, profit, career&#39; discussions have been interesting and in many cases quite helpful. My point of view is on <a href="http://genie-leftovers.blogspot.com/2011/04/making-money-from-genealogy.html" rel="nofollow">Genealogy Leftovers</a>.Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331380147873608965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-76046776062229363422011-04-21T15:13:59.545-07:002011-04-21T15:13:59.545-07:00James, you are a jewel, but is there not a little ...James, you are a jewel, but is there not a little arithmetic problem? You said, &quot;The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average American spends only about 1.8 percent of their income on miscellaneous expenditures. See BLS.gov http://www.bls.gov/cex/#tables That comes out to be roughly about $1000 a year or so depending on age. Everything else comes first.&quot;<br /><br />Your conclusion suggests average adult annual income is $55,556. The US Census Bureau estimate for 2010 was that ~median~ *household* income in the United States was $46,326 (half above and half below that figure). I am having trouble finding an *average* household income, much less *average* adult income for all adults. So take the median, if there is an average of 1.6 adults per household, then the median adult income would be $29,854. I still think that is way high.Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.com